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Batteries

Little kids love to explore, and when they find something new, what’s the first thing they do? Put it in their mouths. Electronic devices are getting smaller, slimmer and sleeker. There are mini remote controls, small calculators, watches, key fobs, flameless candles and musical greeting cards. Kids love to pick them up, play with them and take them apart, often exposing dangerous button batteries inside. Here are few things to remember to make sure these batteries stay where they belong.

The Hard Facts

Each year in the United States, more than 2,800 kids are treated in emergency rooms after swallowing button batteries. That's one child every three hours. The number of serious injuries or deaths as a result of button batteries has increased ninefold in the last decade.

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These tips will help get you started, but if you want to learn more, check out some additional tips here. Watch Emmett’s story to learn about a courageous family with first-hand experience of the dangers of button batteries.

While small household electronics, such as mini remotes, car key fobs and flameless candles are convenient, they also pose an often unknown risk to young children. Many contain coin lithium batteries that can cause serious injury when swallowed.

Did You Know?

Over 59,000 children were seen in emergency room for medicine poisoning. That’s one child every nine minutes.
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